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Misdiagnosis of Muscle pain

Muscle pain: Hidden Causes Misdiagnosed?

Causes of Muscle pain may include these medical conditions:

Muscle pain Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

Muscle pain: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed conditions in related areas may include:

Common Misdiagnoses and Muscle pain

Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps, particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes. However, there are also various other causes. See causes of leg cramps or misdiagnosis of diabetes.

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). See symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency or misdiagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

Cushing's syndrome of obesity?: Cushing’s syndrome usually occurs due to chronic steroid administration, bilateral adrenal hyperplasia, adrenal tumour and ACTH excess. Morbidity and mortality associated with Cushing syndrome are related primarily to the effects of excess glucocorticoids. The patient usually presents to the doctor with features of weight gain more so on the face with skin changes, depression and muscle weakness. A proper history is needed to rule out conditions like obesity, bulimia, alcoholism and depression.

Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis non specific presentation: Cryptogenic fibrosing alveoloitis is a chronic lung disease occurring due to the inflammation of the alveoli. The aetiology and pathogenesis are not known. The commonest symptoms are shortness of breath and dry cough. Extra pulmonary features such as muscle pain, arthralgia and skin rashes may also occur. Due to its non specific nature of presentation it maybe misdiagnosed as heart failure, COPD, sarcoidosis, pulmonary embolism, lymphangitis carcinomatosis and extrinsic allergic alveoloitis.

Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Muscle pain:

The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Muscle pain:

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Muscle pain or confirming a diagnosis of Muscle pain, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Muscle pain may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Muscle pain. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.


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